Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
Christian has some money.
He gives
79 to David.
He gives
38 of the remainder to Bryan.
He gives
12 of the rest to Adam.
Let the total amount of money be 9 u.
- Amount that Christian gives to David = _____ u
- Amount that Christian gives to Bryan = _____ u
- Amount that Christian gives to Adam = _____ u
- Amount that Christian has left in the end = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Amount that Christian gives to David = 7 u
(b)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to David
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
Amount that Christian gives to Bryan
=
38 x 2 u
=
34 u
(c)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to Bryan
= 2 u -
34 u
= 1
14 u
Amount that Christian gives to Adam
=
12 x 1
14 u
=
12 x
54 u
=
58 u
(d)
Amount that Christian has left in the end
= 1
14 u -
58 u
= 1
28 u -
58 u
=
58 u
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b)
34; (c)
58; (d)
58